Polyglot Dictionary

großartig

/ˈɡʁoːsʔaʁtɪç/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

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Meaning

  1. great, magnificent, splendid

    Built from groß (big, great) + -artig (kind of, -ish).

    • Das war eine großartige Idee.

      That was a great idea.

Made of

  • groß big
  • artig well-behaved

Similar words

groß

Groß is the plain word for big; großartig is "great, magnificent," an intensified, admiring sense.

Practice

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Synonyms

  • fantastisch
  • wunderbar

See also

adjectivecompound

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